Italian Ambassador turns over assistance to Typhoon Frank victims
July 5, 2009 10:53 pm· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, July 6 -– Italian Ambassador Rubens Anna Fedele will turn over the Italian Development Cooperation assistance to the 9 local government units (LGUs) in Iloilo province hit by Typhoon Frank in June 21, 2008 Monday afternoon.
DA creates rice crop protection task force to look into diseases and pests affecting rice
July 5, 2009 10:53 pm· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, July 6 -– The Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Unit 6 (DA-RFU 6) has created a task force that will look into pests and diseases affecting rice production, which is the top commodity in Western Visayas.
City gov’t moves to address foul odor emitted by Calajunan dumpsite
July 5, 2009 10:53 pm· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, July 6 -– The city government has already found a solution to address the foul odor from the Calajunan dumpsite in Mandurriao district here.
DPWH inaugurates P3-M flyover project in Roxas City
July 5, 2009 10:53 pm· Comments Off
ILOILO CITY, July 6 –- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently inaugurated the second flyover in Roxas City that was funded through the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of Roxas City Rep. Antonio Del Rosario.
SBMA, PCE set 'Go Negosyo' seminars for displaced Subic workers
July 5, 2009 10:53 pm· Comments Off
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, July 6 — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE) have joined forces to empower displaced Subic workers through proper education on the fundamentals of running a business.
Lady solon fears spread of A(H1N1)flu in Mindanao shelters
July 5, 2009 10:30 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, July 5 –Cotabato Rep. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza has urged national and local health authorities to look after families in evacuation camps in Mindanao, saying "they are extremely susceptible to Influenza A(H1N1)."
(Roundup) Cotabato church blast kills five, wounding 40 others
July 5, 2009 10:30 pm· Comments Off
KIDAPAWAN CITY, July 5 –Five people were killed and at least 40 others were wounded when an improvised bomb went off at LC Omega Lechon House located outside the Immaculate Conception Cathedral along Quezon Avenue in Cotabato City at 8:40 a.m. today,
PGMA, Palace condemn Cotabato bombing
July 5, 2009 10:30 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, July 5 – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Malacañang on Sunday strongly condemned the bomb attack outside a Catholic church packed with churchgoers in Cotabato City this morning.
BI in all-out war vs red tape
July 5, 2009 10:30 pm· Comments Off
MANILA, July 5 — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is waging an intensified and all-out war against red tape as it announced Sunday various projects that will be implemented to facilitate a faster and efficient delivery of the agency’s services to the transacting public.
US nuclear expert, Napocor to discuss possible revival of BNPP
July 5, 2009 10:30 pm· 1 Comment
MANILA, July 5 — A United States expert on nuclear energy is now in Manila to explain issues surrounding the possible revival of the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) in Morong, Bataan.